Final: Angels 7, Phillies 2

Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson gave up two runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings to earn the win over the Phillies on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. KEVIN SULLIVAN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

ANAHEIM – He owned a double-digit ERA in his six most recent appearances entering Tuesday’s start, one in which he did not dominate, But for Angels left-hander C.J. Wilson, the start undoubtedly represented significant progress.

In a 7-2 Angels win over the Philadelphia Phillies, Wilson finished 6 2/3 innings at Angel Stadium, his longest outing in nearly eight weeks, permitting just two runs and earning his first win since June 24.

Behind him, the Angels also snapped out of a skid offensively, pounding the Phillies for all seven runs in the sixth inning. Mike Scioscia’s recently punchless squad had scored fewer times than that in 22 of its 23 games since last month’s All-Star break.

Kole Calhoun began the inning with a homer just inside the right-field foul pole off ex-Angel pitcher Jerome Williams. Albert Pujols singled and Josh Hamilton walked, and then, with two outs, the next five Angels recorded hits, the most memorable being a Collin Cowgill drive that right fielder Marlon Byrd misplayed into a double.

Williams, making his first start for Philadelphia, had mostly mystified the Angels before that fateful frame.

Scioscia said before the game that he was not nearing a decision to remove Wilson from the rotation, despite the 33-year-old’s 11.03 ERA in his six previous starts.

“Our best chance for getting this done and reaching our goal is for C.J. Wilson to pitch close to his capabilities and give us a chance to win when he goes out there,” Scioscia said. “I think that’s what you have to let play out.”

And so they did. Wilson (9-8) struck only two Tuesday, as many as he walked. He appeared a strike away from allowing only one run, but he issued two straight balls to walk Chase Utley in the sixth, then gave up a single to Ryan Howard, made a throwing error and allowed another single.

He stayed in the game and got two outs in the seventh, and Angels right-handers Jason Grilli and Fernando Salas finished it off.

It was the fourth time the Angels (69-49) scored six or more runs in an inning this season, and 13th time they batted around their lineup. Oddly, Mike Trout has made two of the inning’s outs on two of those occasions.

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